Monthly Archives: February 2019

Stamp Duty of India :Free Study Material

By | February 18, 2019

Stamp Duty of India :Free Study FAQs on Stamp Duty (India) FAQs on e-Stamping in India Stamp Papers do not have expiry date : Supreme Court Judgment Maharashtra Stamp Act (2017 edition) Book Stamp Duties by whom payable ? Punjab Stamp duty reduced from 4% to 1% for registered mortgage by the industrial units :… Read More »

FAQs on e-Stamping in India

By | February 18, 2019

e-Stamping in India Q.  What is e-Stamping?  A.  e-Stamping is a computer based application and a secured way of paying Non-Judicial stamp duty to the Government. Q.  What are the benefits to the client/customer by e-Stamping: A. 1 e-Stamp Certificate can be generated within minutes 2 e-Stamp Certificate generated is tamper proof3 Authenticity of the e-Stamp… Read More »

FAQs on Stamp Duty (India)

By | February 18, 2019

FAQs on Stamp Duty Q.  What is Stamp Duty? A. It is type of Tax collected by the State Government. Q.  Why stamp duty is required to be paid? A. Stamp duty is a kind of Tax like Sales Tax or Income Tax. It must be paid in full and on time to the Government.… Read More »

No Default if TDS not deducted from Salary due to bonafide estimate of income : ITAT

By | February 18, 2019

The obligation of the Assessee u/s.192 is only to make bonafide estimate of income of his employee under the head salaries. Such obligation cannot be tested on the parameters laid down on exercise of power by authorities under the Act exercising powers u/s.132 or u/s.147 of the Act. IN THE ITAT BANGALORE BENCH ‘C’ Karnataka Power Transmission… Read More »

Income Tax Benefits for Senior Citizens

By | February 18, 2019

Income Tax FAQs for Senior Citizens [As amended upto Finance Act, 2018​]​ What are the benefits available to a senior citizen and very senior citizen in respect of tax rates? ​​​Senior citizens and a very senior citizen are granted a higher exemption limit as compared to normal tax payers. Exemption limit is the quantum of income… Read More »

Draft Employees State Insurance (Central) (Amendment) Rules 2019.

By | February 17, 2019

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th February, 2019 G.S.R. 121(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 which the Central Government, after consultation with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 95 of the… Read More »

One bogus donation could establish that activities of trust are not genuine : SC

By | February 17, 2019

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Commissioner of Income-tax v. Jagannath Gupta Family Trust R. BANUMATHI AND R. SUBHASH REDDY, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1381 OF 2019 FEBRUARY  1, 2019 JUDGMENT R. Subhash Reddv, J. – Leave granted. 2. This civil appeal is filed by the appellant, i.e., the Commissioner of Income tax (Exemptions), Kolkata, aggrieved by the Order dated 18.09.2017… Read More »

Money Forfeited on Surrender of Industrial Plot being Capital Asset not allowed as Income Tax deduction : HC

By | February 17, 2019

loss incurred was in the transaction relating to and for acquisition of a capital asset. For some reason, the attempt made by the appellant-assessee to acquire land/plot as a capital asset did not fructify. Hence, the appellant-assessee had asked for refund of the amount, which was paid for acquisition of the capital asset. Forfeiture or… Read More »

Prosecution justified under Black Money Act on failure to disclose foreign bank accounts :HC

By | February 17, 2019

HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA Shrivardhan Mohta v. Union of India DEBANGSU BASAK, J. W.P. NO. 568 OF 2018 FEBRUARY  14, 2019 Mrs. Manju Agarwal and Bajrang Manot, Advs. for the Petitioner. Kaushik Chanda, Ld. A.S.G. D.K. Bhowmick, Mrs. Debjani Ray, Ms. Nabonita Karmakar and Yogesh Bhatt, Advs. for the Respondent. ORDER 1. The petitioner has sought a declaration that, the provisions of Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and… Read More »

Power Bank Classified as Accumulator and not Static Converter under GST : AAR

By | February 17, 2019

Whether the “Power Bank”, traded by the Applicant, is classifiable under Heading 8504 40 90 as ‘Static Converter – Others’ ? AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS, KARNATAKA Xiaomi Technology india (P.) Ltd., In re HARISH DHARNIA AND DR. RAVI PRASAD M.P., MEMBER ADVANCE RULING NO. KAR/ADRG 01/2019 JANUARY  22, 2019  Shivarajan K., CA for the Applicant. Download Ruling Click here